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ANNE REVERE — Top of the Line
If you were casting a mother in Hollywood in the 1940s your first choice would be Anne Revere. Born in New York City in 1903 — a descendant of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere of ‘midnight ride’ renown — she came from a moneyed backround. Her father was a stockbroker, and Anne was raised on […]
Charles Ruggles — A Long, Long Career
Charles, better known as Charlie Ruggles was one of those unique stars, a comic actor who could also be a leading man. And, boy, did that guy work. Born in Los Angeles in 1886, Charles Sherman Ruggles was originally destined for a medical career, but found himself drawn to the stage at an early age, […]
Jayne Mansfield Quiz — The Answers
At first glance a cut-rate Hollywood version of Marilyn Monroe, she has confounded Hollywood watchers in recent years because she was a surprisingly skilled thespian (doubters should check out her earliest movies). She was also pretty good at pitching herself as a sexpot. Jayne Mansfield made a big imprint in Hollywood during the Fifties and […]
JAYNE MANSFIELD — WOW — Our Quiz
Just as Avis never overtook Hertz. Jayne Mansfield never eclipsed Marilyn Monroe, but she sure was a presence in the 1950s. How much do you know about the blonde sexpot? Her A-list contemporaries dismissed her as a no-talent, publicity-seeking sexpot. Bette Davis famously remarked that her definition of “dramatic art” was knowing how to fill […]
And for Those Who Like Organized Tours …
It’s certainly not a classic, but it’s what we like to call a good old fashioned ‘movie.’ 1969’s If It’s Tuesday, This Must be Belgium, captured the mood of the U. S. public’s fascination with travel to Europe in the 1950s and 60s when cheaper air travel made it affordable. And Boy, was it a […]
To GREECE and TURKEY With Melina Mercour...
Two classic films with Melina Mercouri take us to the Eastern Mediterranean. The world discovered Mercouri (above and below) with the release of 1960’s Never on Sunday and she, like Mae West, hit stardom as a 40 year old! Mercouri was 35 when she made the first of her some 20 films, and 40 before she […]
On To PARIS
There are so many classic films shot in the City of Light that is difficult for us to pick only one. So we’ll highlight three: Breathless, Charade, and Amelie. Breathless, director Jean-Luc Godard’s French new wave salute to Hollywood film noir, is about a small-time car thief on the run, wanted for the murder of a policeman. […]
‘ROMAN HOLIDAY’ QUIZ — The Answers
How much did you know about the 1953 movie? And how much did you know about Rome? There (above) are the film’s two stars (Audrey Hepburn as a royal princess on the lam, and Gregory Peck as an American newsman) playing a hand of cards outside the latter character’s apartment, located perhaps in Rome’s colorful Trastevere […]
TRAVEL WITH US — This Week Europe
Since we’re all stuck at home, we thought it might be fun to travel to Europe this week via classic movies. But since it’s Monday will start with a Quiz, and with one of our favorite cities — Rome. Roman Holiday has stood the test of time. This film is almost 70 years old! And […]